Rouen Duck thread

[MartinsPoultry]

My little Rouens outside for the first time. Also meeting one of my muscovy hens.

 

[Julie Birb]

Cute little young ducks. Adorable, too.

 

[KLoudon81]

I'm obsessed with my rouens new feathers!!

Lol! I'm in the same place now. One those blue ones show up, I can't stop admiring them, even though I knew it was going to happen.

 

[10AcreChick]

So...last night I was putting my rouen ducks in the coop and my headlamp shone on the tops of their heads and I think I saw a green sheen in their feathers. They are about 6-7 weeks old (I only have two). Does this mean they are drakes? I don't know what I am going to do if they are both drakes! Please help!

 

[10AcreChick]

So...last night I was putting my rouen ducks in the coop and my headlamp shone on the tops of their heads and I think I saw a green sheen in their feathers. They are about 6-7 weeks old (I only have two). Does this mean they are drakes? I don't know what I am going to do if they are both drakes! Please help!

I forgot to add that I know I have heard at least one of them quacking, but it's quiet and throaty. I think I heard that the drakes do quack, it's just not a very good one. Or do only the hens quack??

 

[DanJ702]

Just got our first Ducks a few days ago. Not sure of age they didn't say. Got them at a Big R store

 

[tfalls3]

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So...last night I was putting my rouen ducks in the coop and my headlamp shone on the tops of their heads and I think I saw a green sheen in their feathers.  They are about 6-7 weeks old (I only have two). Does this mean they are drakes? I don't know what I am going to do if they are both drakes! Please help!

I'm in the same boat with my two, one quacks like it has a bullhorn and the other is much softer. There's also a size difference the quacker is bigger than the quiet one.
Here is a picture, the possible drake is in the front

 

[MartinsPoultry]

Question for everyone. At what age is it safe to turn lights out in a brooder?
I have two seperate brooders with different aged ducks.
4 week olds who are almost as large as my muscovy hens outside, and 1.5-2 week olds in my dining room.

I want to encourage sleeping at night and their light is distracting in my bedroom.

 

[tfalls3]

There's a green sheen on the head and backend so I'm assuming drake?

 

[KLoudon81]

If his bill is a bit more on the yellow side, and he makes more of a raspy whistle sound instead of a loud honking,then I'd say you've got a drake.